2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

Roll Roll of of of Thunder Thunder Thunder Hear Hear Hear My My Cry Cry
Cry
A powerful drama of a Mississippi Black family's struggle to keep their land and their dignity during the
depression.
115 min. color
Roly Roly Roly Poly Poly Blues
Blues
This video features personal testimonies about obesity and excess weight. It discusses environmental
and genetic factors in ob esity, and the effects of social pressure.
42 min. color pp
Roman Roman City
City
This video examines how cities helped maintain the Roman empire. The program also explores the role
of the built environment in meeting and shaping people's needs. In live action segments, David Macaulay
visits many sites including the Colosseum, the Pont du Gard in France, and the ruins of Pompeii.
60 min. color cc
Romance Romance of of the the Lumberjack
Lumberjack
Popular recreation of the 19th century lumbering in the Midwest, complete with lumberjack songs and
singers.
40 min. color
Romancing Romancing the the the Classics
Classics
This is the perfect video for classic car enthusiasts. A dozen of the best rock 'n roll songs from the fifties
are played in the company of over 125 classic cars, handpicked from 30 car shows in southern California
40 min. color
Rome Rome & & Pompeii: Pompeii: Life, Life, Times, Times, and a
a nd Wonders
The magnificence of Rome and Pompeii as they were about 2,000 years ago is reconstructed in detail. A
look at the lavish lifestyles in both cities - the baths, theaters, temples, palaces and shopping centers - is
also featured.
60 min. color
Rome Rome and and Pompeii
Pompeii
Imagine being among the bloodthirsty thousands at a gladiator bout in the colosseum or at the chariot
races in Circus Maximus. Thinks of yourself among the decadent few in an ancient bath, theatre, temple,
or palace. Pretend you're an eyewitness to the burning down of Nero's Rome or Mount Vesuvious'
devastation of Pompeii. This program makes it all possible through its magnificent reconstructions of
Rome and Pompeii as they existed 2,000 years ago.
70 min. color
Romeo Romeo Romeo and a
a nd Juliet
Juliet
This is Director Franco Zeffirelli's classic version of Shakespeare's romance. It won international acclaim
and four Academy award nominations. Filmed in 1968, this intrepretation brings new vitality and insight
to the mostb durable love story ever written.
138 min. color
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